Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
LOCAL AND pENINSULAR
PROCEEDINGS or THE NEW 0As-
TIE PREsBYrBRR,
The Rev. ], D SSO..ec. pher of Dover
EIecsed HoderRtor-Dr. WARTS hos
sem Delegate TO the General As~em-
bly, " llLnimEtasls dc, " lmen 9peak.

Baltimore San.
PocoMoIE, Mp, April 20.--The Presby-
terry of New Castle convened in Pitta
Greek Presbyterian Church. this city, at
7.30 q. M yesterday. The following
members snswered the roll call The
Revs. Austin G. Heeton, Justis Tumstehd,
Samuel A. Gayley, John Squires, Thomas
s. Downing, Henry v. voorhees,, j.
Howard Nixon, Charles e. BaJley, Liza
yette Marks, Thomas O. Anderson, albert
N. Keigwin, M. j. Eckels, James Como
way, William p. Patterson, j. f. Stone
cipher, G.. A. Paull, j. L. Miligan,
Thomas b. Mcdowell, John @. Lenhart,
James B. Umberger, Mervin J. Eccles,
William Il. McEwan, P. A. Sawyers.
Elders-Dr. d. L. Mustard, J. Heitzhu,
u. s. Beals, @. Il. Evans, t. b. Hopper,
J. B. Gilcbrist, r. Fl. Hodhon, N. b.
Oulburt, G. j. Tenn, j. t. Mccullough,
Egbert g. Lara, John B. Moore, William
j. Stroum, E. L. WALES, W. W. Ooubray,
7. r. Clark, J. T. Coston, e. j. Polk, T.
A. jacobs, George L, Balm and s. L, Peck.
f. Stonecipher was tshen elacssa is~d.
orator and the Rev. r. A. Sawyer and +.
McIntirs temporary clerks. The presby-
terry then adjourned till 8 o'clock this
morning.
When the minutes of yesterdays meet
ing were read and adopted, The Rev.
W. W. Heberton, upon request, was dis
missed to the Presbytery of Philadelphia.
B. ID. Sinclair Of Princeton, N. j., WIS
changed to the Presbytery of Rochester,
N. Y. The Rev. f. w. Pitman was re-
ceived from the Presbytery of Winchester
and his name enrolled in New Castle
Presbytery.
A letter was read from DR.. j. L. Cation,
the moderator, asking to be excused on
account of sickness. A paper on the
church at Perryville was read and re-
ferred back to the presbytery by the
chairman on church extension, and
finally to special committee. It was re-
solved that one minister and one elder be
sent to the General Assembly and the
Rev. Lafayette Marks was elected as min
isterial delegate and Judge L. Il. a.
Irving elder delegate.
Overture No. l of General Assembly,
concerning marriage, was answered in
the affirmative. Overture No. q, as TO
elder moderatorship, was answered in the
negative. Overture No. 8 was answered
in the negative.
The presbytery convened after recess
and examined M. @. Eckles, o candidate
tor ueeusure, ana ne phsseu most eA-
cellent examination. The Rev. M. j.
Eckles was appointed moderator of the
session of Pitts Greek Church. This
evening the Revs. DIR. Nixon and w. Il.
McEwan of Wilmington, spoke on
systematic benevolence.
PoooMoKE, MD, April 2l.-At last
nights session of the New Castle Presby-
terry the written narrative of each church
was read, showing large increase in
membership in many of the churches, as
we'll as splendid financial condition.
Some excellent music was rendered by the
church choir, and the attendance was very
large. The members express themselves
as delighted with Poeomoke, and reso-
| luton was adopted rendering thanks to
the people of Pooomoke for their hospi-
tality.
Many ministers and delegates left this
morning for their homes. The presbytery
met at O'Clock this morning, the Rev.
j. F. Stonecipher, the moderator, in the
chair. As there was very little business
of importance unfinished, the presbytery
adjourned at IL m. to meet October 25th,
| 1887, at Dover Del.